Exchange 2003...

[SparkMonkeyHellion]

Maybe I'm an unhinged loon...
or I have the IQ of a daft gerbil...

But I think there's something wrong here...

Isn't Exchange 2003 supposed to have a management console of some sort?

This is all I see:

Yes, I feel like a retard

Okay, I suppose I should just specify what I'm trying to do...

Where do I go to modify/create distribution lists in Exchange 2003?

 

[KSoD]

How to use the GAL Modify tool

Seems that might be what you need. From what i see they call it a Global Address List not a Distribution list.

 

[Dr.House]

Well I know in Active Directory there is a distribution group Object type (and I believe in there there is a check box or something which denotes it for use in Exchange specifically)

Exchange 2003 also has this interesting idea: Exchange 2003 Query-Based Distribution Groups Query-Based Distribution groups, sort of a dynamic form of the old Distribution Groups in active directory.

Now that I think about it, I think a Group object in Active Directory (if there isnt s Distribution List or Group object) might be the thing you can set as accessible through exchange, you kinda gotta click around a little more I think, its in there, I have done it before! (just don't remember )

If you still don't have it, I will log into one of my clients exchange servers and check!

 

[SparkMonkeyHellion]

lol, the power of ACCESS!!

Anyways, I swear to Odin that I used something more akin to the Exchange Management Console, imaged here:

But maybe I was hallucinating, which seems to happen more and more often nowadays....

If you could, take a peek at a EX03 server and tell me what you find.



PS, I feel like I should help out more, but I'm at work so I can't fiddle around too long...

 

[oldskool]

It should be under Exchange System Manager (I'm currently taking MSExchange and IIS in college).

EDIT: I should add that I am taking MSExchange 2003 so there isn't any doubt about what OS I am talking about.

 

[Hefemeister]

That console sure looks like exchange 2007. 2000 had it with AD. I never used 2003 unfortunately.

Take a look here.
Exchange Server 2003 Management Pack Overview

 

[oldskool]

Yeah that screen is something different, but where the OP mentioned 2003 I can say for sure that the management console is the Exchange System Manager console.

And Mak is correct regarding the GAL, I do believe. It's funny we are covering this very material. Last week we installed Virtual Server and it was totally cool to have "two" computers but using one. New to me, I know others have done this.

 

[SparkMonkeyHellion]

I grew a brain!

I decided to go into AD and search for a known distribution group and basically copy & pasted

 

[Dr.House]

I grew a brain!

I decided to go into AD and search for a known distribution group and basically copy & pasted

Good call, I haven't had any time to get any information, sorry